CARAMELIZE


Meaning of CARAMELIZE in English

car ‧ a ‧ mel ‧ ize BrE AmE ( also caramelise British English ) /ˈkærəməlaɪz/ verb

1 . [intransitive] if sugar caramelizes, it becomes brown and hard when it is heated

2 . [transitive] to cook food such as fruit or vegetables with sugar

—caramelized adjective :

caramelized onions

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.